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A. L. GORHAM. WRITING DESK.

Patented July 23, 1889.

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UNITED STATES P T NT OFFICE.

ANNIE L. GORI-IAM, OF ST. J OI-INSBURY, VERMONT.

WRITING-DESK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,588, dated July 23,1889.

Application filed September 8, 1888. Serial No. 284,863. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNIE L. GORHAM, of St. J ohnsbury, in the county ofCaledonia and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in WVriting-Desks, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to writing-desks and the manner of using the samein connection with a picture and easel; and it has for its object theprovision of a writing-desk, the cover of which may be so connected witha picture-frame that when said frame containing a picture is secured tothe cover of the desk and the latter placed in position on an easel thedesk will not be visible, and the picture will appear to the observer asplaced 011 the easel in the ordinary manner.

To these ends the invention consists in the lmprovements which I willnow proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification,Figure 1 represents a perspective view of awriting-deskplaced in position on an easel, the cover of the desk being shown asturned down or open and the pictureframeattached thereto. Fig. 2represents a side view of the same and the manner of attaching the deskto the easel, the desk being shown as closed. Fig. 3 represents a frontview showing the picture and frame in front of the desk. Fig. 4represents an enlarged sectional detail view showing the manner ofsecuring the frame to the cover, and also how the desk may be secured tothe easel.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

In the drawings, a represents a box provided with compartments, &c.,aft-er the manner of a writing-desk. Said box may be three or moreinches in depth, and is provided with a cover Z), hinged at the bottomand adapted to be opened to form a writing-table, as shown in Fig. 1. Tothe cover is rigidly attached a picture-frame 0, containing a picturesufficiently large to conceal the box or desk when the cover of the sameis in the closed position, as-shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The box issupported on pegs d, passing throughholes in the legs 6 f of an easel gof suitable form, in the usual manner, the only difference being thatthe box is substituted at the back of the frame instead of the backboardusually placed behind framed pictures.

To prevent the desk from tipping forward when being used for writing, Ihave attached near the top of the same ametal plate h, Fig. 4, having ashank 2', adapted to pass through the leg 6 of the easel and secured bya pin j, or in any other suitable manner.

It will be seen that by the described arrangement when the cover b isopened for use as a writing-desk the frame 0 will be on the under sideof said cover, and when the cover is in the closed position theframe,with

its inclosed picture, hides the box from view,

showing only the picture, as seen in Fig. 3.

By the devices above described I am enabled to provide a writing-deskwhich will be both useful and ornamental, as will be readily understood.

What I claim is The combination, with an easel frame or support havingprojecting pegs, of a desk resting on said pegs and having aright-angular plate projected through an aperture of said frame orsupport, and a pin passed through said plate, substantially as setforth, the outer portion or face of the lid of said desk beingconstructed as a picture-frame containing a picture, as stated.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 3d day of September, A. D.1888.

ANNIE L. GORI-IAM.

Witnesses:

HELEN M. HAWLEY, L. F. FRYE.

